Chapman created profiles for her father, stepmother and other family members, and sent herself "hundreds" of sexually explicit insults.

And as it turned out, the plan worked - initially. After months of messages - and sending eight separate statements to the police - her stepmother was actually arrested, and warnings were issued to other members of the family.

Pretty quickly, however, the ruse was discovered. Experts found that she had set up the accounts from her own computer and she was eventually convicted of carrying out actions tending to pervert the course of justice, at Truro Crown Court, and jailed for 20 months.

"People have suffered a great deal of distress as a result of your wicked behaviour," the judge said during sentencing.

"She is the victim, she has mental health issues and it was a cry for help," he told the Mail.

"She has not had the help she needs. This is what you do when you’re in desperate, desperate need of help – you scream out."

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U.S. (New Jersey) and Kenya
Andrea Mihalik, of New Jersey, creates unique and artistic chairs by adding new materials to vintage furniture for her business called Wild Chairy. On a trip to Kenya last year, Andrea met Samburu women who make incredible beaded fabric that she wanted to use for her designs.
Through Facebook, Andrea has stayed in touch with the people in this village and commissioned some beaded fabric for two chairs. The proceeds of one of the chairs will be donated to a school in the village.
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Costa Mesa, CA & Republic of Congo
Sevenly began as a new way of charitable giving that gathers people around weekly sales of fun clothing inspired by serious causes.
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Southern California
Kimmy Kirkwood and Will Stacey knew each other as teenagers, but didn't start dating until Kimmy left for college. By that time, Will was enlisted in the marines and deployed to Afghanistan for the first time not long after.
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New York City
Brandon Stanton moved to New York in 2010. As a photographer, he was fascinated by the crowds of characters throughout the city. He began to take street portraits of these people and share them in an album on his timeline: Humans of New York.
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Sao Paulo, Brazil
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San Juan La Laguna, Solola, Guatemala
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London, United Kingdom
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Sydney, Australia
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